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🗞️ Driving the news: Schneider Electric (See sustainability performance) has partnered with sustainability platform One Click LCA to provide environmental data on over 50,000 electrical products, supporting architects, engineers, and construction professionals in making more sustainable design choices
• The collaboration will make Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) accessible via One Click LCA’s AI-driven platform
🔭 The context: The construction sector is under increasing pressure to reduce embodied carbon, yet environmental data for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems has historically been sparse
• Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) and EPDs are critical tools for quantifying and managing environmental impacts, particularly in the early design phase
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: MEP components account for a significant portion of a building’s carbon footprint
• By improving access to transparent, standardized product-level emissions data, this initiative empowers the industry to select lower-carbon materials and systems—crucial for achieving net-zero building goals. It also sets a precedent for broader data-sharing across the value chain.
⏭️ What's next: With this integration, Schneider Electric aims to streamline sustainable procurement decisions and drive wider industry adoption of LCA tools
• One Click LCA may expand collaborations to encourage other manufacturers to follow suit
• Expect regulatory and certification bodies to increasingly incorporate such data into green building standards and carbon benchmarking
💬 One quote: “By sharing this extensive amount of EPDs for our electrical products on One Click LCA platform, we are making it easier for professionals in the AEC industry to select the most sustainable products.” — Sorouch Kheradmand, Global Head of Sustainability Partnerships, Schneider Electric
📈 One stat: The initiative covers over 50,000 Schneider Electric products now linked to digital EPDs for environmental performance assessment
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